WOBO appreciates joined up thinking. A new sector-led approach to achieving consensus in building works has been developed by a taskforce of the Joint Regulators Group led by Local Authority Building Control (LABC), National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) and Association of Consultant Approved Inspectors (ACAI)....
WOBO members and fellow professionals deal with fire safety and are reminded of the need for maintenance and control. A woman who required hearing aids after her ears were damaged by a faulty fire alarm at her workplace has been awarded over £241,000 in compensation....
WOBO appreciates the link to current developments under consideration in the UK. The Home Office has published its response to the public consultation on fire safety that ran from July to October 2020. The document provides a summary of the responses received and sets out the next...
WOBO welcomes this initiative to support the existing renewable energy technologies. SweetchEnergy Secures €5.2 Million Investment to Develop Osmotic Energy Sweetch Energy, a European company that pioneers advanced nanotechnology and eco-material science to harness osmotic energy, announced that it has secured €5.2 million to initiate...
WOBO recognises the benefit of “Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs)” and acknowledges the implications. Disagreement has broken out over the role of personal emergency evacuation plans for people with disabilities or limited mobility in high rise residential blocks. The report of phase 1 of the...
WOBO thanks SHP for the link to the article considering safety of “disabled within the social housing context”. Protecting the most vulnerable from fire risk. With an estimated 43% of social housing residents living with a long-term disability, greater safeguards are needed to ensure this...
WOBO congratulates the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on its 50th anniversary. April 28 is the 50th anniversary of OSHA beginning its mission to protect the safety and health of America’s workers....
Solar power – a source to be maximised. Despite the setbacks of COVID-19, the European solar market grew by 11%, adding 18.7 GW of installations. This figure makes 2020 the strongest growth year for solar in the continent since 2011. Solar PV industry is booming,...
WOBO reminds you of the opportunity to contribute to the development and amendment of the ICC Codes. JOIN US VIRTUALLY 2021 Committee Action Hearings (CAH) – Group A Codes April 11 – May 5 This year’s code hearings offer ICC members/non-members, code officials, architects, builders,...
WOBO recognises the implications of COVID and encourages a sympathetic and postive return to work where possible. An unexpected consequence of contracting Coronavirus is ‘LONG-Covid’. While many people make a full recovery within a few weeks, a small minority suffer with long-term symptoms from COVID-19,...
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